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"Through our long-term partnership with Premier Sports, we’re happy to give fans of Spanish football a chance to enjoy La Liga’s world-class content in a variety of formats, including via OTT and Premier Sports’ linear TV offering, as well as our own dedicated English-language channel, LaLigaTV.

"We trust that football fans across both these territories will enjoy unprecedented access to the best league in the world.”

The bad news for sports fans is that the move will incur a cost for anyone hoping to catch the action.

Fans will be able to keep up with Gareth Bale's performance for Real Madrid (Image: Getty Images)

LaLigaTV is available to all Premier Sports customers as part of their Sky TV bundle and the Premier Player OTT streaming service for £11.99 per month, or £99 per year.

There is also the option to add the channel as a standalone service via Premier Sports, priced at £5.99 per month or £49 per year, after it has been launched.

Regular Spanish football experts Guillem Balagué, Graham Hunter and Gaizka Mendieta are all set to appear on the channel to offer their insights each week.

From next week there will also be highlights - including the best of the week's goals and saves - airing on free viewing channel FreeSports, while commercial venues will also be able to show the matches.